Block

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENDRIK BLOCK, Case No. 1:22-cv-01419-AWI-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING FEBRUARY 7, 2023

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND

v. REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO FILE A

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT

CALIFORNIA-FRESNO INVESTMENT COMPANY, et al., FORTY-FIVE-DAY DEADLINE 15 Defendants. 16 Hendrik Block (“Plaintiff”) filed this action on October 28, 2022, against Defendants California-Fresno Investment Company, and Cedar Plaza, Inc. (ECF No. 1.) On December 6, 2022, and January 5, 2023, the Clerk of the Court entered default against Defendants pursuant to Plaintiff’s requests. (ECF Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9.) Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 55, obtaining a default judgment is a two- step process. Yue v. Storage Technology Corp., No. 3:07-cv-05850, 2008 WL 361142, *2 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2008). Entry of default is appropriate as to any party against whom a judgment for affirmative relief is sought that has failed to plead or otherwise defend as provided by the Federal…